By Alyssa Danigelis, Discovery News, May 20, 2016
Ever wish you had an extra hand sprouting out of your wrist? Researchers from MIT made it happen with wearable robotic joints
The new wearable multi-joint interface was created by Sang-won Leigh, a PhD student in MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces Group, and MIT professor Pattie Maes.
Their gripper-like robotic device consists of 11 motors linked together with LEGO parts, and each one has 180 degrees of motion range. Cables connect to an armband sensor and also to a computer-based controller.
